Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 on March 17th

[derryquinn]

Copy/Paaaaaaaaaaste!!!

 

[arnette]

Out of the blue...

 

[diamond.g]

Is Macrumors invited?

 

[fleshman03]

Somebody explain what 3.0 would or could do for the iphone.

Cause me to own one?


MMS
Push
Better Mail and other Apps.
Copy/Paste


Maybe some software to support some totally awesome new hardware? (10" screen?"

 

[Vandam500]

Or at least we'll know what we'll get eventually. I'm still waiting for the promised push from last September. I'm almost a quarter of the way through my contract and my iPhone isn't living up to the expectation that Apple brought on with it's push theory.

Push will definitely be the biggest/covered feature in 3.0

 

[Adokimus]

Copy & paste? Video recording? Picture msgs?

...or just stability improvements?

 

[BradClarke]

for the love of god, haha

-MMS
-Video Recording

I can Dream

 

[Scottsdale]

Anyone think we were all wrong to assume the 24th event was going to be "PRO" or SL Software related? Surely there aren't two events coming up?

I have to assume the 24th was moved up to the 17th and was always going to be iPhone 3 software and just nobody figured it out.

 

[earthandtone]

So will there be a new I-phone or just a new OS , I want an i-phone. DO i buy now or wait. I'm thinking wait.

 

[fleshman03]

So does anything think we'll see iPhone 3 (WTH are they going to call the next one?) before WWDC? Maybe in May?

 

[feakbeak]

Somebody explain what 3.0 would or could do for the iphone.

Cut and paste
Voice dialing
Push notifications
Background apps (somewhat hardware dependent at this point)
Updated built-in apps and OS features - could be anything

 

[jaw04005]

Like last year, they'll preview 3.0, but it will likely be released in June along side a new iPhone.

 

[alhasa]

oh yes.. this should be interesting

ps: i keep getting beaten to my elusive first post on a story.. you guys are quick!

 

[John Richard]

I would REALLY like to see some form of battery health meter similar to iStat for a MBP. I've noticed my battery is draining more so than in the past.

Also, it seems the "shuffle" part of the iPod function plays some tunes more than others. It's not really random.

 

[aznkid25]

Push Notifications!!

 

[AGSHender]

So will there be a new I-phone or just a new OS , I want an i-phone. DO i buy now or wait. I'm thinking wait.

Next week's event is about software only--iPhone OS preview, probably OS X 10.6 preview, and other software. I doubt any new hardware will be introduced.

I would expect a new iPhone revision in June, but I have no idea if they'll do anything to it except bump the capacity.

 

[mobilehavoc]

I'm waiting for them to promote Push Notifications like a new feature when it was promised for last September. They think we forget, we never forget

 

[Eminemdrdre00]

I really hope this is true! Bring on push notifications!

 

[Hansii]

F*** push notifications, multi-tasking FTW!

 

[fleshman03]

Maybe it has something to do with this???


Also, anyone think we'll see the new iPhone (what will it be called? iPhone3?) before WWDC. Maybe May?

 

[TheSpaz]

I'm excited for another giant let-down! WOOHOO!

Apple: Over-promise, under-deliver!

 

[feakbeak]

My short-list of hopes for 3.0.

Copy and paste
Voice dialing
MMS support
Push notifications/background apps (at least on the new hardware)

 

[AnthonyCM]

I agree. They'll make the OS announcement now and release with a new phone in June (I hope). I'm still on the 1st gen phone, and I've been holding off until the next gen. Like a lot of others, I just want copy/paste, a better camera (video is nice, but I don't really care), and 32gb.

-anthony

 

[websyndicate]

I really hope safari is snappier

 

[Vandam500]

Maybe it has something to do with this???


Also, anyone think we'll see the new iPhone (what will it be called? iPhone3?) before WWDC. Maybe May?

It is a pretty nice coincidence